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![Kent State University has 40,559 students enrolled at its campuses for the spring 2013 semester. The spring enrollment figure sets a new record high for spring recorded enrollment for the university. Kent State University has 40,559 students enrolled at its campuses for the spring 2013 semester. The spring enrollment figure sets a new record high for spring recorded enrollment for the university.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/BOB_4154%5B2%5D.jpg?VersionId=iULu7YTwj6MhW5RezCmoou4xXP2mjb3D)
With the release of its official 15th day census data, Kent State University has set a new record high for spring recorded enrollment. Spring 2013 enrollment is up 161 students, or 0.4 percent, for Kent State’s eight-campus system.
Kent State reports 40,559 students for…
The sixth annual Kent State Business Concept Competition can help aspiring entrepreneurs turn their business ideas into cash. The competition is open to Kent State undergraduate and graduate students of all majors with a great idea for a new app, product, clothing line or…
Medieval music ensemble Bernardus will perform “The Eternal Flame: Visions of Love Throughout the Medieval World” Feb. 14 at 5:30 p.m. in Ludwig Recital Hall, located in the Music and Speech Building on the Kent Campus.
The panel discussion titled “Puerto Rico: The 51st Star On the U.S. Flag?” that was scheduled to take place at Kent State University on Jan. 31 at 6 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva has been postponed due to a personal matter that has arisen for one of the panel members. The…
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![Carlos Muñoz Jr., Ph.D., speaks during the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Carlos Muñoz Jr., Ph.D., speaks during the Martin Luther King Jr. celebration in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/BOB_1832.jpg?VersionId=leiy03K.0XBXc.UuiScVoJ1ZZLycNAd4)
Kent State University’s 11th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, themed “Empowering the Individual, Strengthening the Community,” took place on Thursday, Jan. 24, at 2 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event was free and open to the public.
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![Music professors Jerry Wong and Donna Lee with Steinway pianos at Steinway Hall, in Akron. Music professors Jerry Wong and Donna Lee with Steinway pianos at Steinway Hall, in Akron.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Steinway2.jpg?VersionId=5FTNdpvV643EWA.xrSJd2KXc5hdT.o19)
Kent State University’s College of the Arts recently celebrated the successful conclusion of its Steinway Campaign, raising $2.7 million dollars – enough to purchase nearly 70 new pianos. Generous gifts of donors such as the estate of Elizabeth Fennell, Audio-Technica U.A., the…
Kent State University joined 35 universities from around the world in Montreal, Canada, at the John Molson MBA International Case Competition that took place Jan. 6-11. The competition, the oldest and largest of its kind in the world, is organized by MBA students from Concordia…
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Students everywhere, put down those highlighters and pick up some flash cards! Some of the most popular study strategies – such as highlighting and even rereading – do not show much promise for improving student learning, according to a new report authored in part by two Kent…
After successfully juggling school, work and family duties, Benjamin Pijor of Stow, Ohio, and applications support analyst at Kent State University, has become the first graduate from Kent State’s School of Digital Sciences. Pijor graduated this past fall with a master’s degree.